The 65th annual Water Valley Stampede Foothills Cowboy Association rodeo last weekend enjoyed great completion and excellent weather.
Hilary Haun, rodeo secretary with the association, said this year’s rodeo held June 1-3 included the first time addition of cowboys and cowgirls from the Chinook Rodeo Association from southern Alberta.
“The Foothills Cowboy Association is our mother association but now we are dual approved with Chinook, so we had a bunch of new cowboys and cowgirls this year,” said Haun.
Unlike in some recent years, this year’s Water Valley rodeo enjoyed clear and dry weather throughout.
“It was great rodeo and a great turnout,” she said. “It didn’t rain at all during the events.”
As always, the many volunteers involved in putting on the rodeo made things possible, she said.
“We have so many of them. Everyone comes together,” she said.
Slack was held on Friday and main events on Saturday and Sunday.
The top finishers were as follows (unofficial results):
- Novice horse riding – Kale Houston from Foremost with a 62 score.
- Bareback – Allen Fletcher from Airdrie with a 66 score.
- Steer riding – Chase Tkach from Coronation with a 71 score.
- Junior bull riding – Wyatt Blake from Delburne with a 65 score.
- Ladies barrels – Ashley Chapman from Airdrie with a 16.480 time.
- Junior barrels – Briana Carter from Darwell with a 16.892 time.
- Pee wee barrels – Rylee Lichtenberger from Fort McLeod with a 17.796 time.
- Calf roping – Dan Finnerty from Duchess with a 10.5 time.
- Steer wrestling – Bart Doan from Calgary with a 6.2 time.
- Team roping – Dale and Coy Skocodopole from Big Valley with a 7.5 time.
- Saddle bronc – Zarley Johner from Mayerthorpe with a 71 score.
- Wild horse race – Timothy Munro from Siksika.
- Wild cow milking – Clarke Dixon and Paul Lees from Sundre.
- Wild pony race – Glen Erickson, Tayanah Scott and Haydyn Scott from Sundre.
There were no qualified bull rides.
